Mark Eckel continues his series on suffering. Visit Part 2 here, or see the series introduction and Part 1 here. Mark has also written about the spiritual discipline of caring for a home here, a good complement to his poignant reflections on displacement in this post. Quotation Nearly 60 million people are currently displaced from their homes by war and persecution — more than at any time since World War II. Half are children. In our current crisis, nearly 30 million children worldwide have been driven from … [Read more...] about Displaced: Suffering, Part 3 (Scholar’s Compass)
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Beyond Ordinary and Proper
"There is something wrong with you," she said, her face twisting in genuine disbelief and horror. "You are crazy." I laughed, but comments like these were starting to get to me. At work, I've been sharing more and more about what my life in the city is like. By this I mean telling the fun and juicy stories: nearly getting jumped, waking up to gunshots, living next to pedophiles & sex offenders, finding gas leaks and mice in the kitchen. I should have known that focusing on these more dramatic & exotic … [Read more...] about Beyond Ordinary and Proper